This Day in History: April 24, 1970
Additional Date: April 24, 1970
Gambia is one of the smallest countries in West Africa. It gained its independence from Britain on 18 February 1965. On 24 April 1970 Gambia became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations.
In 2013 Gambian President Yahya Jammeh withdrew his country from the Commonwealth, reportedly because of grievances with western countries lecturing African countries on human rights and democracy.